The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes shot up in May. But the pace of buying this year remains slower than in 2013, in part because of sluggish sales during winter.

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Abingdon office-warehouse building sold to Churchville Tile and Marble NAI KLNB, of Towson, a division of real estate services company KLNB LLC that focuses on the sale and leasing of commercial office, industrial and warehouse properties, said it brokered the ...

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Sales of previously owned U.S. homes posted the best monthly gain in nearly three years in May, providing hope that housing is beginning to regain momentum lost over the past year.

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Goodwill Industries opens new store in Towson Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake has opened a new store and used goods and clothing collection center at 1012 York Road in Towson. The 15,000-square-foot store is Goodwill’s 10th retail location in Baltimore ...

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Data show state’s for-sale housing market ‘very tight’ Maryland’s housing market recorded double-digit growth for the second month in a row, according to Maryland Housing Beat, a monthly profile of the state’s housing market published by the Maryland Department of ...

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Downtown Columbia updates its brand The Downtown Columbia Partnership introduced a new logo and brand for the downtown area. The partnership — an independent nonprofit corporation dedicated to marketing and promoting downtown Columbia as a vibrant, economically robust place to ...

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Sales of U.S. new homes recovered in April after slumping in the previous two months. But Americans are still buying new homes at a slower pace than they did a year ago.

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Nearly 10 million Americans remain financially trapped by homes worth less than their mortgage debts — an enduring drag on the U.S. economy almost seven years after the housing bust triggered the Great Recession.

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We’ve recently discussed waterfront property and what to be aware of when purchasing this unique type of real estate. Another specialized piece of property is an acreage or farm.

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